Xiao Heng went to the Hanlin Academy, and Ning Zhiyuan had been waiting for him in his office.
Seeing him coming, he stood up in a rush, walked towards him in a hurry, grabbed his arms, and looked up and down: "Are you all right? I heard that you were captured by an assassin! Who is so hateful?!"
King Ning had originally planned to announce the crime that King Ning took Xiao Liulang, but was stopped by Queen Xiao and Princess Xinyang.
Although Princess Xinyang has not confessed all the truth about Xiao Heng to Queen Xiao, Queen Xiao also understands that once the news of King Ning's assassination of Xiao Liulang leaks out, Xiao Heng's identity will no longer be hidden.
After all, no matter which aspect, King Ning really has no reason to kill Xiao Liulang, unless there is another hidden reason for Xiao Liulang's identity.
Xiao Heng said: "I'm fine, a sect on the rivers and lakes did it. I wanted to defraud me, and I've already dealt with it."
Shuangdaomen is not innocent, and has been taken over by the Janissaries.
"Are you really all right?" Ning Zhiyuan looked at him suspiciously, "I heard that your hand was also injured, show me."
The two elders look at this and tell the truth a bit...
Ning Zhiyuan insisted, Xiao Heng helplessly stretched out his hand.
His injuries were mainly on the back of his hand and wrist. The palm of his hand had healed and no traces could be seen. Ning Zhiyuan looked at his white hand with several hideous scars intertwined, and couldn't help shaking his head: "It's such a pity that this hand, Can you still write?"
"Yes." Xiao Heng said.
Ning Zhiyuan finally felt relieved when he heard this: "Hey, the days you were taken away really scared me to death, I was still thinking, is it because your promotion is too fast to get in the way of some people? I even I also suspected Zhuang Yuheng! However, I met him several times, and he didn't seem like a thief with a guilty conscience, so I dispelled my doubts about him. What kind of Jianghu sect leader doesn't have any brains? You are a poor boy from the countryside. What kind of money do you have? Ah! Did her younger brother and sister make a fortune? I heard that the business of Miaoshoutang has been very good recently. You have to be careful. If you have more money, it will inevitably attract people's attention. It is best to hire a few guys who know martial arts. ."
"Yeah." Xiao Heng responded.
The two sat down on either side of the desk.
Ning Zhiyuan thought of something, suddenly smiled and said, "However, this time, your boy is a blessing in disguise, you don't need to participate in the end-of-month assessment, Wang Xiuzhuan failed the exam this time, and was severely reprimanded by Lord Han, almost It will be demoted to editorial."
"What about you?" Xiao Heng asked.
Ning Zhiyuan said proudly: "I'm just ordinary, the third is only, the first is Zhuang Yuheng."
Not only the newly recruited Hanlin officials, but also the old Hanlin officials participated in the evaluation together, with the exception of Master Han and Shijian, who were the question maker and the examiner.
It is not surprising that Ning Zhiyuan and Zhuang Yuheng are among the best. They are imperial examination candidates who have just experienced the autumn and spring seasons, and their test skills are still at their peak.
The Hanlin officials ranked after them are not necessarily as talented as they are, but they are not as good at exams as they are.
"But it's a pity." Ning Zhiyuan suddenly frowned.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Heng asked.
Ning Zhiyuan said, "Isn't Yang Shidu gone? His official position is vacant, and it is said that a person will be promoted. Now Zhuang Yuheng's voice is very high."
Zhuang Yuheng is the grandson of Mrs. Zhuang. He is the second in the new class this year, and he has won the first place in the assessment. Except for his lack of qualifications, his only shortcoming, he is almost impeccable.
He even went to Chen State as a pledge in place of the prince, and was a hero of Zhao State.
In the afternoon, the Hanlin Academy really announced the good news that someone was promoted to a reading assistant.
But it was not Zhuang Yuheng, but Xiao Liulang.
"It's yours!" Ning Zhiyuan patted Xiao Heng on the shoulder excitedly.
Xiao Heng also didn't understand how the official position of clerk fell to him, although he did intend to fight for it earlier, but after being injured, he pretended to be missing for half a month, and then rested at home for ten days, and even missed an assessment.
At that time, he estimated that this time the position of reading assistant would not be his turn.
"Luo Lang, congratulations!" Ning Zhiyuan said sincerely.
Xiao Heng said to him, "Congratulations to you too."
Ning Zhiyuan was also promoted, from a sixth-grade editor to a genuine sixth-grade editor, who happened to take the position of Xiao Liulang.
Ning Zhiyuan cleared his throat: "Cough, I have taken your official position, but your duty room, I will not laugh at it."
So close to the latrine, the heat killed him!
It would be better for him to stay in his own duty room!
Xiao Heng moved to Shidu's duty room, Yang Shidu had stayed here before, but he didn't stay for long, plus he was in a hurry and unbearable, so everything that should be cleaned was taken away.
It's a clean and empty house.
After becoming a clerk, in addition to the change in duty room, the salary has also increased from January 52 to January 8. This is the regular salary. In addition, there are 10 servings, 10 stone of rice, and 1 ice cream every summer. Respect, a charcoal reverence in winter, you can ask for things, or you can convert it into money.
Generally speaking, the Hanlin Academy is a clear-water yamen, and its oil and water are not as good as that of the Sixth Division.
The cabinet ministers were all born in the Hanlin, Yuan Shoufu, Zhuang Taifu and even Lao Jijiu, Zhuang Xianzhi, and Dean Li were no exception.
Among them, Yuan Shoufu sat all the way from Xiuzhuan to the position of a senior scholar of the fifth-grade Hanlin Academy. After that, he was implicated in the incident and was demoted to a land of poor mountains and bad waters. After five years, he returned to Beijing and joined the cabinet as a book from the seventh grade. And then all the way to become the first auxiliary of Zhao Kingdom.
The rest of the people chose other government offices after leaving the Hanlin Academy.
Ning Zhiyuan came over to help him move things.
Outside the door, several Hanlin officials passed by, and their conversations also came in.
"Have you heard? Prince An is going to be transferred to the cabinet?"
"Who did you hear?"
"He heard the conversation between Lord Han and King An."
"You still eavesdropped on the corner of Lord Han!"
"No, I was passing by! I heard it by chance! Master Han said, don't delay your studies when you go to the cabinet. The fundamentals of governing the country are all in these books."
The original words are definitely not like this, but when everyone sees that he is deliberately covering up, it is not easy to ask questions. After all, knowing too much about some things may not be a good thing.
Several people quickly walked away, and the conversation gradually disappeared.
Ning Zhiyuan suddenly realized: "I said, why didn't he fight with you? Dare to find a better place."
What is the purpose of their entry into the cabinet, isn't it the hope that they can enter the cabinet in the future and become an assistant minister of the dynasty? No matter how bad it is, going to Liubu Yamen is also excellent.
There are very few people who really want to spend a lifetime in the Hanlin Academy.
Xiao Heng did not speak.
This should be Mr. Zhuang's meaning. It is a bit far-fetched to enter the cabinet with Zhuang Yuheng's qualifications. It is estimated that Mrs. Zhuang's attitude towards King Ning made Mr. Zhuang uneasy.
He no longer trusts Empress Dowager Zhuang wholeheartedly, and he wants to hold more power in the hands of the Zhuang family.
In the current cabinet, two secondary assistants belong to him, and half of the six cabinet scholars are also his members. If you add an Anjun king, after Yuan Shoufu abdicates in the future, the cabinet will be completely dominated by the banker.
Ning Zhiyuan saw Xiao Liulang's contemplative face, thinking that he was lost, and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "Liulang, don't be discouraged, you will be able to enter the cabinet one day!"
Xiao Heng was not thinking about joining the cabinet, he was thinking about whether the old man, Mrs. Zhuang, had poked his aunt's heart again.
Royal Palace.
The emperor and Empress Dowager Zhuang went down to the court and left together in the direction of Renshou Palace.
Empress Dowager Zhuang sat on the phoenix, looked at the emperor strangely, and said puzzled: "Your Huaqing Palace is over there."
The emperor said shamelessly: "I'll go to my mother's harem for dinner."
Empress Dowager Zhuang pondered for a moment, then hummed.
Emperor: The queen mother did not refuse!
After dinner, Empress Dowager Zhuang said to the emperor, "Come to the study."
"Is there anything the queen mother is looking for?" the emperor asked after entering the study.
Empress Dowager Zhuang said solemnly: "Aijia has considered it. The emperor has been in power for many years. It is time for Aijia to return the power to the emperor."
The queen was startled: "Why did the queen mother say this?"
Empress Dowager Zhuang sighed: "From tomorrow onwards, the Aijia will not be under the curtain."
A word flashed in the emperor's mind——————Is the fun of going up and down with the mother and queen gone! ! !
"Mother!"
Empress Dowager Zhuang glanced at him lightly: "Didn't you always hope that Ai's family would not go to the Golden Palace? It's as you wished, why? Are you still not happy?"
"That was in the past," muttered the emperor.
Since the truth about Concubine Jing came to light, he realized that he had misunderstood his mother all these years. The mother had countless opportunities to kill him, but the mother never did so.
On the contrary, he framed his mother time and time again, and let her contract leprosy. If it weren't for the little genius doctor, he would probably live in remorse for the rest of his life.
Besides, emotional factors aside, the queen mother is indeed more courageous and skilled than him.
Empress Dowager Zhuang sighed: "Ai's family is old, it's time to spend a few days of leisure."
The emperor's face darkened: "Mother, you actually just want to go to Bishui Hutong to play cards!"
Or the one without him!
Empress Dowager Zhuang: "...cough, is it that obvious?"
(End of this chapter)